This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

The former home is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the beloved mayor and his wife who lived here.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.